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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

These teams are also more advanced in the use of planning and more advanced analytics concepts. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts.

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Blue Yonder Recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Order Management Systems, Q2 2023 Report 

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We are very excited to announce that Blue Yonder has been recognized as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave : Order Management Systems, Q2 2023 Report. As stated in the report, customers today demand real-time availability and delivery information — and earlier in the shopping process than ever before.

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IDC MarketScape Names Blue Yonder a Leader in Order Orchestration and Fulfillment

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The report is aimed at “provide[ing] an entry point in a company’s due diligence in looking for the application or suite of solutions that best suit their specific needs as they move toward this goal.” The IDC MarketScape report on Order Orchestration and Fulfillment evaluates 14 software vendors in this area.

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How Retail Can Align Inventory Placement With Demand This 2023 Holiday Season

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There are patterns to speak of but, increasingly, they’re tricky to spot as they pop up and fade, almost in real-time, across a complex array of purchase preferences and channel combinations. Despite all the complexity in predicting the season, there are clear clues for how to tactically leverage inventory placement.

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Managing Excess Inventory Needs a New Profitable Approach

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Recent reports have highlighted the challenges many retailers are having with excess inventory. With supply chain disruptions continuing, purchasing more stock in advance to meet the forecasted upturn in demand made perfect sense. Real-life kicks in, trends change and alongside death and taxes, excess inventory is certain.

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The Inventory Battleground: Increasing Supply Chain Complexity

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IHL’s latest report on the future of grocery shows some hard lessons learned from the 2020 disruptions, especially when it comes to inventory accuracy. This helps ensure that available inventory is the right mix of high-demand items, without having too much stock. Download the IHL “Future of Grocery and CPG” report here. [i]

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Do You Have What It Takes to be an Omni-Channel Experience Leader?

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Have you had a chance to check out the Incisiv 2023 Omni-Channel Experience Index report ? Let’s briefly look at the four key areas: Inventory Visibility and Accuracy With digital becoming the first point of customer interaction in more than 90% of purchases, inventory visibility and accuracy are the top experience priorities for retailers.